Mar. 8, 2018, Essex, Ont. – Changes are coming to the way fire departments in Windsor-Essex respond to medical calls. Firefighters will no longer respond to medical calls at places like long-term care homes, hospitals, doctors’ offices, and community centres to relieve pressure on firefighters. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
Mar. 7, 2018, Abbotsford, B.C. – The City of Abbotsford is hiring six new firefighters to keep up with the dramatic spike in calls the department has been flooded with since the opioid crisis erupted. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 7, 2018, Dryden, Ont. – Nearly two weeks into a dispute between the City of Dryden and the volunteer firefighters association, the municipality has hired four professional firefighters on a contract basis. TBNewswatch.com reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 7, 2018, Coles Island, N.B. – A 71-year-old woman died when fire broke out in a seniors home in Coles Island on Tuesday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 7, 2018, St-Isidore, Ont. – Firefighters were able to contain a major fire at a propane company’s headquarters east of Ottawa Tuesday night. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 6, 2018, Halifax – An investigation into a Halifax-area blaze that took the life of an 11-year-old girl, an 18-year-old man and a 58-year-old man suggests it was the result of an electrical fault that started in the basement of a duplex, says the city’s fire chief. Ken Stuebing extended condolences to the family […]
Mar. 6, 2018, Calgary – Calgary’s fire chief doesn’t agree with a move to lower the target for responding to fire calls on the outskirts of the city. City council’s planning and urban development committee voted Monday to recommend a 10-minute response time for future communities on the city’s edges. CBC News reports. | READ […]
Mar. 6, 2018, Loretto, Ont. – A large fire tore through nearly four acres of grass south of Loretto. Crews from Adjala-Tosorontio, Caledon and surrounding areas battled the flames and heavy smoke on Monday. A handful of firefighters worked into the late afternoon putting out hot spots, and checking the field. CTV News reports. | […]
March 5, 2018, London, Ont. – Fire departments on Oneida Nation of the Thames and Chippewas of the Thames First Nations are working to improve their services in a bid to raise the number of volunteers and make their communities safer. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 6, 2018, Mississauga, Ont. – Kalpana Rajgopalan will be joining Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services as the department’s new assistant chief of professional development and accreditation, effective April 3. Reporting to Fire Chief Tim Beckett, Rajgopalan will be responsible for spearheading changes to the department’s professional development and accreditation section, which includes implementing upcoming […]